12 November 2014
Capita Board Update
Capita plc (Capita) today announces that Gordon Hurst will retire from Capita
and step down as Group Finance Director and from the Group Board with effect
from 28 February 2015, after 27 years with the Company. Gordon will remain
employed by the Group as a consultant until 30 September 2015.
Gordon has played a key role in supporting Capita's successful growth since
joining the Company in 1988, including 19 years as a Group Board member and
Group Finance Director. He is leaving Capita to pursue a number of
non-executive opportunities, alongside his role as Non-Executive Chairman of
Featurespace, a Cambridge technology company at the forefront of adaptive
behavioural analytics. He intends to use the expertise that he has gained at
Capita to advise other organisations regarding establishing and maintaining
appropriate commercial and financial infrastructures to support growth and
sustainability.
In line with Capita's senior management succession plan, Nick Greatorex,
currently Executive Director of Capita's Insurance & Benefits Services
division, will join the Group Board and succeed Gordon as Group Finance
Director effective from 1 March 2015. To ensure a seamless transition, Nick
will be released from his current role from 1 December 2014, allowing him to
work closely alongside Gordon through the 2014 annual results and 2015 annual
business planning period before assuming the role of Group Finance Director in
March.
Nick Greatorex joined Capita in 2006 and has held a number of senior
commercial, finance and management roles across the Group. He began his career
in Capita as commercial lead on some of Capita's largest major bids and went on
to oversee the transition and development of these contracts. He then became
Life & Pensions Divisional Commercial Director, Insurance & Benefits Services
Divisional Finance Director and is currently Executive Director of the
Insurance & Benefits Services division. He was previously Chief Financial
Officer of Liberata plc (now owned by HCL) and held senior merger and
acquisition roles at a number of organisations, including Centrica plc. He
qualified as a chartered accountant in 1992 at Ernst & Young, where he spent 10
years working in the UK and US.
Andy Parker, Chief Executive of Capita plc, said:
"Gordon has been an exceptional member of the Capita Board and has played a key
role throughout his career at Capita in creating and overseeing robust
commercial and financial procedures and systems that have supported the Group
throughout its consistent growth. He has built a strong team of legal,
commercial and financial experts both centrally and across the divisions and
therefore leaves firm foundations to support the continued growth of the Group.
His unique approach and straightforward manner will be truly missed and we all
wish Gordon well in his future interests.
Our robust succession planning has ensured that there is a strong team in place
to continue delivering success. On behalf of the Board and the wider Group, I
look forward to welcoming Nick to the Board and his new role as Group Finance
Director. He has in-depth experience of working in senior commercial and
finance roles right at the heart of Capita across a number of our major bids
and contracts and has played a key role in supporting and growing our Insurance
& Benefits Services division. This combined with experience from his previous
role of CFO at Liberata plc and his work across different sectors and
territories will make him a strong addition to the Board and our leadership
team."
Gordon Hurst currently also holds the role of Company Secretary. To support the
continued growth of the Group, the Board has decided to create a separate
Company Secretary role and has promoted the current Deputy Secretary, Francesca
Todd, to this role with immediate effect.
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Notes for Announcement:
1. Gordon Hurst will receive no further payments for salary following his
retirement on 30 September 2015. He will receive any bonus earned for the year
to 31 December 2014 as a cash payment at the end of February 2015. In respect
of his share options that mature following the performance period to 31
December 2014, these will be vested in accordance with performance conditions
achieved at the time of measurement. The remaining Long Term Incentive Plans
and Deferred Annual Bonus Plan matching awards made in 2013 and 2014 will be
pro-rated in line with service and will be exercisable at the end of the
vesting periods. The Deferred Annual Bonus Plans that were awarded with the
matching award will remain in place until the vesting period also. Malus will
continue to apply for the Long Term Incentive Plans and Deferred Annual Bonus
matching awards in line with the Remuneration Policy.
2. Nick Greatorex's remuneration package will be disclosed in the Annual Report
and Accounts 2014 when they are finalised.
3. There is no additional information required to be disclosed pursuant to
paragraph LR9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority for
Nick Greatorex.
4. Capita also announces today its interim management statement covering
trading and financial progress to date in 2014.
For further information:
Capita plc
Tel: 020 7654 2219
Shona Nichols
Executive Director,
Corporate Development & Communications
Media enquiries only:
Capita press office
Caroline Mooney
Tel: 020 7654 2152 or 020 7654 2399 (out of hours)
Email: caroline.mooney@capita.co.uk
Notes to editors
Capita plc is the UK's leading provider of customer and business process
management (BPM) and integrated professional support service solutions. With
64,000 people at more than 400 sites, including 73 business centres across the
UK, Europe, India and South Africa, the Group uses its expertise,
infrastructure and scale benefits to transform its clients' services, driving
down costs and adding value. Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange
(CPI.L), and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 with 2013 revenue of £3.9bn.
Further information on Capita plc can be found at: www.capita.co.uk
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